Punching bag apparatus



Nov. 17, 1953 c. F. GLASSER PUNCHING BAG APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Oct. 4, 1951 Fig. 2.

Charles F. Glasser INVENTOR.

BY Maw-19m NOV. 17, 1953 c, L R 2,659,603

PUNCHING BAG APPARATUS Filed 001;. 4, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 6. Fig.4.

Fig 7 Fig. 3.

Charles F Glasser IN VEN TOR.

WW 5m Patented Nov. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,659,603PUNcHING BAG APPARATUS Charles F. Glasser, Sal-ladasburg, Pa.Application October 4, 1951, Serial N6. 249,733

(01. save-vs) 2 Claims.-

This invention relates to a punching bag apparatus and particularly anadjustable mountin for a punching bag so that the punching bag may belocated in any desired vertical or horizontal position.

In the utilization of punching bag apparatus. it is desirable to mountthe punching bag at various heights from the floor so that variouspeople may utilize the bag with equal comfort. Also, it is desirable tobe able to mount the bag on a vertical surface so that a different typeof exercise may be had thereby. Likewise, it is frequently desirable tomount the punching bag on the floor for still a different type ofexercise.

The present invention provides a universal mounting arrangement by whichthe punching bag may be mounted in any desired position and adjusted tovertical height either on the horizontal or on the vertical mount.

According to this invention, this is accomplished by using a pair ofangle frames having vertical arms orstandards which are received inanchor channels and also having anchor channels or similar channels onthe horizontal arm of the angle member and a rail or rails on thepunching bag support so that the bag may be adjustably connected eitheron the horizontal standard or onto the vertical channels.

It is accordingly an object of this invention to provide an improvedmounting for a punching bag.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a mounting which isinterchangeable between vertical and horizontal positions.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a punching bag mounthaving channel members selectively engaged by the punching bag mount.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this inventionwill be apparent from the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the punching bag apparatus inassembled position and mounted on a wall;

Figure 2 is a cross-section through the anchor channels takensubstantially on a plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the anchor channel;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the angle members with partsbroken away;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the mounting frame with parts broken away andin section;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a mountfiain mounted in theanolio'r' channel on a wall; and V Figure 7 is a view showing theapparatus mounted on the near.

m the exemplary embodiment of this invention, a punohin'g bag I 0 ismounted oii a hook I2 which in turn is mounted in a swivel M in thecenter [ii of a cross frame IS. A rebound ring 20 is resilientlyconnected to the cross frame by means of suitable resilient members suchas spring 22.

in order to mount the bag on a wall or other suitable surface, a pair ofchannel members 24 and 25 are anchored firmly onto the vertical surfaceby means of suitable fasteners 28. Each of the anchor channels 24and26is provided with a plurality of equally spaced holes 30 extendingsubstantially throughout the length of the anchor lli'. A pair of anglemembers 32 and 34 are identical and each contains a vertical arm 36 anda horizontal arm 38, brace members 40 being connected across the angleto rigidify the arms 35' and 38 with res ectto each other. The vetticalarms are provided with holes 42 which are identically spaced with regardto the holes 30 in the members 24 and 26 so that fastening members 44and 46 may selectively extend through any of the holes 42 or 30 toselectively secure the angle members with respect to the anchor channelsso that the heighth of the angle members may be established to anydesired heighth above the floor. Horizontal members 38 of the anglemembers are generally spaced apart and held rigidly spaced by means of abrace 48 connected to the ends of the horizontal arms 38 by means ofsuitable fasteners 50. Secured to the underside of the horizontalmembers 38 are channel members 52 which are identical in every respectto the anchor channels 24 and 26 so that they are substantiallyinterchangeable therewith. The channels 52 are provided with suitableopenings 54 identically spaced and of identical size as the openings 30and 42 in the anchor channel and the vertical arm. Mounting platform I8is provided with a pair of mounting rails 56 and 58 which are slidablyreceived in the channels 52 and have openings 60 identical as to spacingand size with the openings in the channels 24 and 26 and the channels52.

To mount the bag in a horizontal position overhead, the rails 36 areadjusted in the anchor channels 24 and 26 and the members 44 and 46inserted to adjust the horizontal members at the desired heighth abovethe floor. The mount- 3 ing rails are then inserted in the horizontalchannel 52 and suitable fasteners 64 are selectively engaged with theopenings 54 and 60 so that the platform is at a desired distance fromthe vertical surface.

In order to mount the punching bag in a vertical position, the anglemembers 36 are removed from the anchor channels by removing thefastening members 44 and 46 and the mounting rails 56 and 58 areslidably received in the anchor channels 24 and 26, and the fasteningmembers 44 and 46 are selectively engaged with the openings 3B and 6D tomount the bag at any desired height in front of the operator.

In order to mount the bag for operation on the floor, channel members 10and 12 are anchored to the floor by means of suitable fasteners such asscrews 18. The mounting rails 56 and 58 are then slidably received inthe channels 10 and 12 and selectively connected by means of fasteners1|.

While for purpose of illustration, a specific embodiment of theinvention has been shown and described according to the best presentunderstanding thereof, it will be apparent, to those skilled in the art,that changes and modifications can be made therein without departingfrom the true spirit of the invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A punching bag apparatus comprising a pair of parallel verticalanchor channels, a pair of angle members, said angle members havingvertical and horizontal arms, a brace applied at the angular corner torigidify the angle members, the vertical arms of said angle member beingslidably received in said anchor channels, a plurality of equally spacedholes in said anchor members, and in said vertical arms, fastening meansselectively engaging said holes to adjustably anchor said angle membersin any desired position, a supporting frame, a bag mounted on saidframe, a channel member on each horizontal arm of said angle members, apair of mount- 4 ing rails on said supporting frame, said rails beingslidably received in said channel members, holes in said rails and saidchannel members, said holes being equally spaced with the holes in theanchor channels, fastening means selectively engaging pairs of saidholes.

2. A punching bag apparatus comprising a cross frame, a pair of parallelmounting rails on said frame, a swivel mounted at the center of saidframe, a mounting hook on said swivel, a rebound ring resilientlymounted on said frame, a pair of parallel channel members secured in avertical position, a plurality of equally vertically spaced pairs ofmounting holes in said channels, a pair of angle frames, each angleframe including a vertical standard receivable in one of said channels,each of said standards having a plurality of holes matching the holes insaid channel members, fastening means selectively inserted throughmatching holes to rigidly mount the angle frames at any desired height,a brace for securing the outer ends of the angle frames in fixed spacedrelation, a horizontal channel member mounted beneath each horizontalportion of the angle members, said horizontal channel members havingholes spaced similar to the vertical channels, said mounting railshaving holes matching the holes in said horizontal channel members,fastening means selectively securing said rails in said channels toadjustably secure said frame with respect to said vertical standards.

CHARLES F. GLASSER.

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